Beginning Kindergarten
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Getting Ready for School
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Preparing for Kindergarten
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Beginning Kindergarten is an exciting and important time for children and their parents. Kindergarten is where children begin forming their earliest ideas about learning. It's important for school and families to partner to ensure that this is a positive experience for children. There are many ways to help prepare for this important time in your child's life.
A few suggestions for beginning to prepare for kindergarten:
Begin discussing school with your child.
Talk calmly with your child and share a little about what they will be learning and doing.
Take time to read a chidlren's book or books about beginning school with your child.
Take time to shop for school supplies. Allow your student to join in the preparations for coming to school.
Complete required process required by the school district.
Participate in Kindergarten Orientation and Round up Activities at your assigned school.
Parents' Book List for Starting Kindergarten
Here is a list of suggested books about beginning school. Literature is a great resource for children and families. I hope that you will find this list a helpful resources as you and your child begin the journey to Kindergarten. You are welcome to print this list and take it to your local library or bookstore. All of these books are available online from different vendors.
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
First Day, Hooray by Nancy Poydar
'Twas the Night Before Kindergarten by Natasha Wing
Kindergarten Rocks! by Katie Davis
Countdown to Kindergarten by Alison Mcghe
Mrs. Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! by Nancy Carlson
Off To Kindergarten by Tony Johnson
First Day Jitters by Elizabeth Kennedy
I Am Absolutely Too Small for School by Lauren Child
Sam and Gram and the First Day of School by Dianne Blomberg
When You Go to Kindergarten by James Howe
Welcome to Kindergarten by Anne Rockwell
The Berenstain Bears Go to School by Stan Berenstain
Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner by Amy Schwartz
Sam and Gram and the First Day of School by Diane Blomberg, Ph.D.